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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

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  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  dubstepped: "Why only those things and not something else?"

  Natural selection is the answer. There has been many, many "something elses", they are only good enough to last one or few generations.

  I will give you my understanding in a nutshell. For me evolution is essentially constant change, especially In our DNA (mutations). It's almost like dropping a bunch of coins on the floor repeatedly. You are bound to see every time a different distribution of coins. That's because it's practically impossible to replicate the conditions of the event every time. In the case of evolution also every time that there's a new generation is bound to be different from the previous one, but it becomes increasingly noticeable because, unlike coins, life multiplies. So from this practical observation, it's rather easy for to accept, even be fascinated, by a simple fact of life; the only constant is change itself.
  
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  My New Year Present to Everyone

  by new boy in

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  i have lived in sedona arizona for over five years.

  we own the largest wine tour company here and take out more people to the vineyards in this area then anyone less.

  so my new years present to anyone (governing body members excluded) here that reads this thread is 2 free wine tours if you visit sedona.

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  Thanks a lot Keith. I will be in beautiful Sedona again sometime in the future. I hope this offer has no expiration date.

  Highly recommend visiting Sedona to anyone who hasn't been there yet. Get some pictures from Google. My favorite landscape
  
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  Analysis of 2017 vs 2016 Yearbook reports for Europe

  by Splash in

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  so these countries roughly constitute europe.. here's how well they did in 2017 vs 2016:.

  2017 peak pubs.

  2016 peak pubs.

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  Numbers look good!! This is C.T. Russell's 1799.
  
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  US violent crimes and murders rose in 2016, the FBI says

  by Simon in

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  i can't remember the exact topic but i think a few people predicted the same thing - that the blm movement would cause an increase in violent deaths of young black men, ultimately doing more harm than good.. and so it has: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41391333.

  an 8.6% rise in the homicide rate is pretty appalling by any standard unless it started at very low levels, which we know it didn't.. this is why i object to movements based on false premises and invented media lies / selective coverage.

  the people who suffer the most are not the ones marching in the streets.

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  I have a better theory, or at least just as good. What has increased crime is the lack of good movies recently. People are bore to death because theaters have nothing good to show and decide to commit crimes instead. I see the cause-and-effect connection and that's enough for me. I don't have to back it up with reliable data or any studies.
  
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  Don't you think that some people are just better off within the org?

  by paradiseseeker in

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  this is my first post, i will introduce myself later.

  first of all, i must say that english is not my mother tongue (i'm spanish), so excuse me if i make any mistake.. do you think that some people simply can't cope with being outside the jws?

  some of them are too worldlyphobic to be around non-jws, too dependent on a fixed set of rules in order to carry on with their lives, too dependent on the hope of paradise and resurrection, too unable to leave their personal comfort zone within the organization.

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  Paradiseeker,

  Your English is great.

  Despite the blood transfusion ban and everything else negative about the Borg, there are cases in which the pros of being in a cult are greater than the cons. As a general rule, all those older people who didn't enjoy a good secular education, have poor finances, little self worth and a superstitious nature belong to cults like the Borg. In a cult, its members have goals, self worth, purpose, hope and plenty of like minded people to confirm their belief system is the right one.
  
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  Is Happiness Without Religion Possible?

  by Brian J in

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  according to the 11/2017 study watchtower.......apparently not.

  is it really true that one can be happy without religion?

  certainly an individual can be happy without false religion, but a person cannot be truly happy unless he has a relationship with jehovah, who is described as “the happy god.” (1 tim.

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  Religion really makes a lot of people very happy. They travel in private jets, they live in luxurious mansions, they eat the best food, they are worry free about health care and long term care, they enjoy the good life living in lakefront properties. And the good thing is that they didn't have to work a day in their lives to get these benefits. They just had to rely in Jehovah to provide... an abundance of the meek and gullible.
  
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  Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

  by James Donalds in

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  i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

  but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

  we are not mindless automatons.

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  "Many of us ARE highly educated. I have a Masters Degree."

  Many=tiny percentage (usually born-ins doing free legal work for the master in Warwick
  
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  The Scientific Method

  by cofty in

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  @CG"...fact is universities these days are rampant with Marxist propaganda. no wonder we are only seeing incremental changes!"

  Are you listening to talk radio too much? Give yourself a break. It's a f**ing cult too!!!
  
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  The Scientific Method

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  "Very nice, too bad the state of science today leaves alot to be desired,"

  You are confused. What you may call science may not fit the definition of science, therefore it's not science. Anyone can claim they are scientists or to be using the scientific method, but if it doesn't pass the smell test then it's not science.
  
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  Forget the Christian Doom and Gloom Messages - Does the evidence show the humans are better or worse off?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  what does the evidence show?.

  "...two distinguished scholars have tried to introduce a little reality into the debate about the world's trajectory.

  swedish intellectual johan norberg and harvard university's steven pinker provide a persuasive antidote to the apocalyptical school of journalism.

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  We are worse off. The end is coming. Humanity has reached its lowest.

  Here's my evidence: 20 years ago someone broke my truck's small window and stole the cd player...and, and, and, and I am sure there's something else, Oh I remember now, three years ago, one of my neighbors ignore my "good morning" greeting. Definitely the end is near.